Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says some deaths were inhuman and savage but blames the US

DUBAI, Jan 17 (Reuters) - More than 3,000 people have died in Iran's nationwide protests, rights activists said on Saturday, while a "very slight rise" in internet activity was reported in the country after an eight-day blackout

ISTANBUL: Iran's police chief said calm had returned across the country after days of unrest, describing Thursday (Jan 15) night as "the calmest night since the unrest began", and dismissing renewed calls for protests from outside Iran, Anadolu Ajansi reported, citing Press TV

A senior hard-line cleric called Friday for the death penalty for detainees and directly threatened U.S

Reza Pahlavi, a US-based opposition figure, called on the world to target Iran's Revolutionary Guards leadership.

Despite the bloodbath of recent weeks, Ayatollah Khamenei might think he must plough on with an iron fist.

One fund manager described stocks' continued moves higher, despite escalating tensions, as "equity market 'meh.'"

He has been a prominent voice calling for protests against Iran's authoritarian regime to continue.

The defence minister orders an inquiry into reports the military flouted orders to expel Iran from naval drills.

The U.S. was joined by Iranian dissidents in rebuking the governments bloody crackdown on nationwide protests that activists say has killed at least 2,600 people.

There were growing signs that US military action on Iran might be imminent, then the US president suddenly changed his tune.

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 15 (Reuters) - The United States stands by the "brave people of Iran," and President Donald Trump "has made it clear all options are on the table to stop the slaughter," U.S

Multiple sources have told BBC Persian that security forces will not release bodies unless relatives hand over money

Canada's strained relationship with Iran goes back more than a decade, when a Conservative government under former prime minister Stephen Harper cut diplomatic ties with Tehran.

The judiciary says Soltani is not facing charges carrying the death penalty, while a rights group reports that the execution has been "postponed".

Concerns about a U.S. strike on Iran had been mounting after Trump vowed to take action against the regimes crackdown on widespread protests in the country

European stocks open broadly higher Thursday as traders digest the latest geopolitical news around Greenland and Iran

PARIS, Jan 15 (Reuters) - President Emmanuel Macron convened an emergency defence cabinet in Paris on Thursday to discuss U.S. President Donald's Trump's stated intent to acquire Greenland and the forceful crackdown on nationwide protests in Iran

Global geopolitical turmoil, as well as Trump's apparent attack on the Fed, is pushing up the prices of gold and silver

Iran temporarily closed most of its airspace late Wednesday, forcing airlines to reroute flights as tensions with the United States escalated.

The US president does not rule out military action in Iran, as Tehran temporarily shuts its airspace to nearly all flights

Joe Bennett says his parents are in a "dangerous position" amid Iran's deadly crackdown on anti-regime protests.

WASHINGTON, Jan 14 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Iranian opposition figure Reza Pahlavi "seems very nice" but expressed uncertainty over whether Pahlavi would be able to muster support within Iran to eventually take over

The global tensions from Greenland and Iran feature prominently on Thursday's front pages.

US officials say it is a "precautionary measure" and comes as Donald Trump weighs up whether to take action against Iran

The 26-year-old shop owner was arrested in his home on 8 January in connection with protests in Iran.

Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that "we've been told that the killing in Iran is stopping

WASHINGTON, Jan 14 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he has been told that killings in Iran's crackdown on nationwide protests were subsiding and that he believes there is currently no plan for large-scale executions, even as tensions between Tehran and Washington remain high

BBC Persian has received dozens of accounts from inside Iran

The satellite technology has become a vital communications lifeline after the government shut down the internet last week

The prospect of another ally falling in the Middle East will be a worrying one for Moscow, particularly after it has seen other alliances collapse recently

Distressing footage reveals nearly 200 bodies with one victim identified as young as 16

The United States said it waswithdrawing some personnelfrom key bases in the Middle East as a precaution given heightened regional tensions.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he had "cancelled all meetings with Iranian Officials."

Relatives of an arrested protester tell BBC Persian he is due to be executed on Wednesday, as the death toll from demonstrations reportedly exceeds 2,400.

Donald Trump's message to Iranians protesting against the regime dominates Wednesday's front pages.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he had "cancelled all meetings with Iranian Officials."

A US-based rights group says it has confirmed the killing of 1,850 protesters during a crackdown by authorities, as the US president urges Iranians to keep demonstrating.

President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to intervene if the Islamic Republic kills protesters

An Iranian security official says 2,000 people have been killed so far after a crackdown on weeks of anti-government protests.

The advisory points to the arrest and detention by Iranian authorities of several individuals 'including foreign and dual nationals.'

That figure dwarfs the death toll from any other round of protest or unrest in Iran in decades and recalls the chaos surrounding the country's 1979 Islamic Revolution.

The regime's opponents will hope for more pressure to accelerate the process, writes the BBC's international editor.

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper also says the government will implement "full and further sanctions" against Iran.

Donald Trump has announced a 25% tariff on countries trading with Iran after its deadly crackdown on anti-government protests.

Economic pressure, which has intensified since September when the United Nations reimposed sanctions, has sent Iran's rial currency into a free fall.

As Iran's deadly crackdown on anti-government protests continue, the US president is considering how best to respond.

The US president also imposes a 25% tariff on countries that "do business" with Tehran, while Iran's foreign minister says his country is "ready for war"

WASHINGTON (Reuters): US President Donald Trump said on Monday (Jan 12) any country that does business with Iran will face a tariff rate of 25% on trade with the United States, as Washington weighs a response to the situation in Iran, which is seeing its biggest anti-government protests in years

Trump's tariff post targeting Iran comes as the oil-rich country struggles to suppress an ongoing swell of massive anti-government protests.

12 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that any country doing business with Iran will pay a tariff rate of 25 percent on any business conducted with the United States

WASHINGTON, Jan 12 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that any country that does business with Iran will be subjected to a tariff rate of 25% on any business conducted with the United States

The US president and his administration have threatened "very strong options" to intervene in Iran, including military action.

Jan 12 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that the world had to help Iranians build on protests to engineer change to free them from rule that brought evil to their own and other countries, including Ukraine

And does Trump have a plan for Iran?

The BBC has received eyewitness accounts of security forces attacking anti-government protesters across the country.

The authorities are responding to protests with a ferocious security crackdown and near total internet shutdown

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand in a joint statement with Australia and the European Union praised the bravery of peaceful protesters and attacked Iran's use of lethal force.